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LOT 0901
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 in. (95 grams total, 20-77 mm).
Including a miniature T-shaped brooch, nail-cleaner, enamelled military belt mount and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Witham, 2008, p.11-12.
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